Search Results of "kìkay" Lenape to English

English:old person, an elder

Lenape:kìkay

Possible Word Results

English:the elders; old people

Lenape:kìkayàk

English:the old people made it up

Lenape:kìkayàk wënchituneyo

English:to elect a ruler

Lenape:kikayëmhe

English:he is old

Lenape:kìkayu

English:middle-aged women

Lenape:kìkayuxkweyok

English:parents

Lenape:kikayuyëmàk

English:our parents

Lenape:kikayuyëmëna

English:our elders

Lenape:kikayuyëmënanàk

English:our deceased ancestors

Lenape:kikayuyëmënaninka

English:our deceased ancestors or parents or forefathers

Lenape:kikayuyëmënaninkahke

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Sentence Results

English:Our elders said "sàpël," they could not say "supper." (note: No R sound in Lenape)

Lenape:Kikayuyëmënanàk luweyok "sàpël," ku kàski luweyok "supper."

English:I am getting to be an old person.

Lenape:Ntalëmi kìkay.

English:I am already very old.

Lenape:Pahkànchi mèchi kikay nhàkay.

English:Finally he told the elder, Show them to me.

Lenape:Xantki tëlao nèl kìkaya, Mpënamënàkw.

Story Results

English:28. In the spring in the woods (when the sap rises) a person should cut the wild grape vine and saturate the hair (with the sap) because the elders say, "Soon the hair will grow long like a grape vine."

Lenape:28. Sikònke awèn tekënink eyok kishkshëmën në wisahkimi, skàpënëmën në mwilàxk èli luweyok yuki kikayàk, "Xuniti në mwilàxk xu alàshi kwënikën në mwilàxk alàshi wisahkimi.

English:30. It was said long ago by the elders that when a person hears a little bird named a wren soon someone will visit us, it was said by the old Delawares.

Lenape:30. Luwèn hùnt lòmëwe yuki kìkayàk ènta awèn pëntaote na chulëntët hinutët èluwènsit xuniti xu awèn kiikàmùkuna, luwèn hànkw yuki xuwi Lënapeyunkahke.

English:38. The elders said the insects will bother a person if he tells wintertime stories when it is summer.

Lenape:38. Luweyok yuki kikayàk muxwèsàk ta awèn nachihkuk ènta athiluwèt nipënëwi.

English:7b. In the sky there is a bridge, and when a person goes home to where the Creator lives he must cross that bridge, the deceased elders said.

Lenape:7b. Enta mushhòkunk tali hate në tayaxkun, enta awèn machite Kishelëmukònk wikit kënch ta xkoxkate në tayaxkun, luweyok kìkayunkahke.

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